Definition of "laureate" in Englisch

adjective

1. (sometimes postpositive) Crowned, or decked, with laurel.

noun

1. (dated) One crowned with laurel, such as a poet laureate or Nobel laureate.

2. A graduate of a university.

verb

1. (intransitive) To honor with a wreath of laurel, as formerly was done in bestowing a degree at English universities.